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Are there pupil questionnaires that explore Ofsted's question about how well pupils are doing? We link to a range of questionnaires that ask pupils about healthy lifestyles, the extent to which they feel safe, and contributions they make to the school and wider community.

Contents

1. 1  'How well are pupils doing?': sample pupil questionnaires
2. 2  A healthy lifestyle: sample pupil questionnaires
3. 3  Feeling safe: sample pupil questionnaires
4. 4  Additional sources and further reading

We located a range of questionnaires that included questions relating to Ofsted criteria on 'healthy lifestyles', the extent to which pupils 'feel safe' and how they 'contribute to the school and wider community'. However, despite extensive research, we found no published examples of questionnaires specific to 'workplace and other skills'.

'How well are pupils doing?': sample pupil questionnaires

Primary pupils

Yacapaca is a website that enables the sharing of pupil voice resources. It includes a range of online questionnaires that relate directly to how pupils feel about their safety; whether they adopt healthy lifestyles; and how they contribute to the school and wider community.  

You can view the questionnaires on Yacapaca by clicking on the 'preview' button on the links below. In order to use them with pupils, you will need to register on the Yacapaca website. Registration is free.

Teacher sign up, Yacapaca
http://yacapaca.com/py/teacher/teacher/signup/

This ‘every child matters’ (ECM) questionnaire is mainly about wellbeing. It is aimed at primary age pupils and includes questions on:

• Perceptions of the local area
• General concerns pupils may have
• Healthy eating
• Safety
• Physical activity
• Bullying
• Attitudes to learning
• Community involvement
• Emotional and physical wellbeing

ECM children's questionnaire, Yacapaca
http://yacapaca.com/py/teacher/assignment/new/step3/subject/27/0/6251/

This healthy schools questionnaire covers a range of issues aimed at primary pupils:

• Physical activity
• Emotional wellbeing
• Healthy eating
• Pupil voice
• Safety

Healthy schools questionnaire, Yacapaca
http://yacapaca.com/py/teacher/assignment/new/step3/subject/27/0/5837/

A range of topics are covered by this collection of questionnaires designed for primary schools:

• Emotional health and wellbeing, including bullying
• Feeling safe in school
• Physical activity and healthy eating
• Personal, health and social education (PHSE) alcohol and tobacco, growing and changing
• Our school council

Even though each questionnaire is aimed at a specific year group, they could be used across the primary phase.

Summative self-assessments in PHSE for primary schools, Yacapaca
http://yacapaca.com/py/teacher/assignment/new/step3/subject/10/0/2160/

Secondary pupils

This questionnaire includes questions on how pupils feel about their general wellbeing at school. It is aimed at secondary pupils and covers:

• Health and safety
• Diet
• Pupil voice in school
• Attitudes to exercise and the amount of physical activity pupils are involved in 
• The dangers of tobacco and alcohol
• Sex and relationship education

Pupil survey for healthy schools, Yacapaca
http://yacapaca.com/py/teacher/assignment/new/step3/subject/27/0/6182/

The range of topics covered by this set of questionnaires designed for secondary schools includes:

• Healthy lifestyle
• Sensitive issues
• Participation and school councils
• Safety
• Healthy eating and food provision
• Emotional health and wellbeing

Even though each questionnaire is aimed at a specific year group, they can be used across the secondary phase.

Summative self-assessments in PHSE for secondary schools, Yacapaca
http://yacapaca.com/py/teacher/assignment/new/step3/subject/10/0/2038/

A list of questions can be found on the TeenIssues website. The questions may need screening depending on the age of the pupils. They cover a range of issues:

• Exercise
• Healthy eating
• Bullying
• Emotional wellbeing

Questionnaire: do I have a healthy lifestyle? TeenIssues (scroll down)
http://www.teenissues.co.uk/questionnaire-do-i-have-healthy-lifestyle.html

A healthy lifestyle: sample pupil questionnaires

Leicestershire County Council has produced a range of ‘healthy schools’ resources, including a list of suggested questions to help measure aspects of a healthy lifestyle. The questions are in line with the 'how well pupils are doing' section of the 2009 Ofsted evaluation schedule of judgements for schools. 

The list offers suggested questions for pupils, staff, and parents and carers. It is organised under:

• PHSE
• Healthy eating
• Physical activity
• Emotional health and wellbeing

Adopting a healthy lifestyle: suggested questions, Leicestershire County Council (Adobe pdf file)
http://www.leicestershirehealthyschools.org.uk/documentbank/Resources/Questions%20Be%20Healthy%20Ofsted.pdf

Healthy eating: sample pupil questionnaires

Camden and Islington's healthy schools programme has a healthy eating questionnaire for pupils. It asks specific questions about eating habits at breakfast and lunch times. It also asks pupils about the drinks they consume every day.

It has a section with questions about fruit and vegetable intake and questions on general healthy eating issues.

Healthy eating pupil questionnaire, Camden Grid for Learning (Word doc file)
http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/camden/accounts/hsp/web/heating/documents/May%2006%20Healthy%20Eating%20Questionnaire.doc

This questionnaire from Teachers TV focuses on pupils' attitudes to and perceptions of healthy eating.

Healthy eating questionnaire, Teachers TV (Adobe pdf file)
http://static.teachers.tv/shared/files/11312.pdf

A Yacapaca questionnaire focuses on attitudes to food for year 10 pupils. The questions cover the types of foods pupils snack on, eating habits and issues such as weight.

Attitudes to food at year 10, Yacapaca
http://yacapaca.com/py/teacher/assignment/new/step3/subject/27/0/5512/

Physical activity: sample pupil questionnaires

Leicestershire County Council has a physical activity questionnaire. It asks pupils about the amount of physical activity they undertake each week and the types of activity they partake in.

Examples of questions about physical activity, Leicestershire County Council (Word doc file)
http://www.leicestershirehealthyschools.org.uk/documentbank/Resources/Physical_Activity/Teaching_learning_materials/Example%20physical%20activity%20questions.doc

An exercise questionnaire, written by a 10-year-old pupil for his classmates, asks about attitudes to exercise, the amount of exercise pupils do each week, and perceptions of what motivates children to participate in sport. A couple of the questions are phrased in a slightly negative manner so it might be useful to re-phrase them.

The exercise questionnaire, Open University (Word doc file)
http://childrens-research-centre.open.ac.uk/research/The_Exercise_q_ames_Wright.doc

A school travel questionnaire from Perth and Kinross Council includes questions on health and fitness. The questions ask about the types of activities that pupils participate in as well as the length of time spent exercising each week.

School travel questionnaire, Perth and Kinross Council  (Adobe pdf file)
http://www.pkc.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/4C41B9DA-A386-4E7B-9C83-1D4AC7F79AB6/0/STPPrimaryQuestionnaire.pdf

A school travel survey from the charity Sustrans includes questions on health and fitness. Pupils are asked about what kinds of activities they take part in, and how regularly they do so. It also asks how pupils feel about their health.

Pupil questionnaire, Sustrans (Word doc file)
http://www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/Safe%20Routes/resources/toolkit/SRS_pupil_questionnaire.doc

Feeling safe: sample pupil questionnaires

Leicestershire County Council has a questionnaire that focuses on feeling safe and secure. It asks pupils how they feel about adults in the school and about their classmates.

My school questionnaire, Leicestershire County Council (Word doc file)
http://www.leicestershirehealthyschools.org.uk/documentbank/Resources/Emotional_Health/Teaching_learning_materials/EHWB%20Questionnaire%20-%20pupils.doc